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11-18-2004, 06:03 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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|  Clicking?
hello, i hear some clicking but...it sounds just like when a shell of a hermit or snail hits the glass...is there anyway to figure this out lol...i dont know...i might be a pistol shrimp or somthing i cant ever figure out where it is coming from _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
Hard Stuff:
100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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11-18-2004, 06:39 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Marina del Rey, California
Posts: 3,524
| Re: Clicking?
Pistol and Mantis shrimp are famous for clicking noises. How long has your tank been set up and have you added any new live rock lately? _________ Just tryin to recreate God's perfection in a glass bowl. 20 Gallon Reef W/Live Rock, mated pair of Maroon Clowns, Softies, 110 watts PC 10,000k lighting, and skimmer.  | |
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11-18-2004, 07:10 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
Posts: 3,451
| Re: Clicking?
Well its been up for about 1 year and yes i have added some rock vbut it had been doing that once ana while before that...how loud and often does a pistol shrimp or mantis shrimp click...and if so how should i get rid of it (if am mantis)...there is too much rock and corals to move rocks...hmm r there any traps? | |
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11-19-2004, 08:24 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
Posts: 6,348
| Re: Clicking?
One click with pauses in between would indicate a pistol. 2-3 successive clicks with shorter pauses in between would indicate a mantis.
Unless you are extremely attached to your hermits and snails, I don't see any reason to get rid of the mantis but if you really want to, you can try either a pre-made trap or a DIY inverted bottle trap. | |
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11-19-2004, 08:31 AM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Tampa, FL,Florida
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 | Re: Clicking?
well, I tried trapping it. But had no success. I caught it later with a freshwater dip of the rocks. I only had very few rock then. But it's still clicking 
But mine was a little pistol shrimp and I killed it in the efford of catching it :/
Well, now I just let it be.
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90 gal, 120 lbs sand, 90 pounds live rock (adding), 5 blue-green chromis&&&&10 gal, softies, one Ocellaris Clownfish, one clowngoby, one cbs and lots of rock && | |
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11-19-2004, 09:38 AM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
Join Date: Mar 2004
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 | Re: Clicking?
This may or may not be of help but I have a Custom sealife light with the same bulbs set up that you have, It has an aluminum housing and I have noticed a clicking sound shortly after it first turns on and shortly after is shuts off from the heating and cooling ( I Assume ) it sounds just like something tapping on the glass of the tank it is kind of loud. Just thought I'd mention it...................... John | |
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11-19-2004, 12:50 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
Posts: 3,451
| Re: Clicking?
Hmmm thats could be it...i think it my hermits i took an empty shell and hit it against the glass and it sounds almost the same...the clicking is like 1 time then few minutes later another but it dont last long...like its not all night
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11-19-2004, 05:30 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Marina del Rey, California
Posts: 3,524
| Re: Clicking?
Doesn't sound like a pistol or mantis, eh? | |
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